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The Dublin City Council is expected to vote on Dec. 10 on a land swap with American Electric Power that would let the utility build a $19 million substation on the city’s west side.

Deputy City Manager Dana McDaniel said Dublin and AEP worked out a similar agreement in 2008 for land in the area, but that substation was never built. The area involved in the new agreement is just south of the 2008 site.

The deal calls for Dublin to transfer 2.7 acres between Cosgray and Houchard roads, south of Rt. 161, to AEP, which would then transfer 1.6 acres back to the city. The land from the city would be added to property the utility already owns, giving it a total of 4.9 acres to build the substation.

McDaniel said a new substation is needed to supply high-quality, high-capacity power to Dublin’s growing West Innovation District.

— Jennifer Noblit

jnoblit@thisweeknews.com

REYNOLDSBURG

Former OSU player to head parks department

Former Ohio State University football player Joseph Brown will become director of the Reynoldsburg Parks and Recreation Department on Dec. 10.

The appointment by Mayor Brad McCloud was confirmed by the Reynoldsburg City Council on Monday.

Brown played on the defensive line for the Buckeyes from 1996 to 2001, then played professional football with the Seattle Seahawks from 2001 to ’03. He joined the Army in 2003 and served two tours in Iraq before earning a master’s degree in communication from Arkansas State University.

He is coming to Reynoldsburg from Harker Heights, Texas, where he has been recreation superintendent since 2011.